Antibiotics used epididymitis
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Hello Butch_b
Antibiotics are used if an infection is suspected. It is unusual to be infection for so long. Which all antibiotics you have been? Was there any discontinuation in the therapy? Epididymitis is a medical condition in which there is inflammation of the epididymis. Unusually infecion might not be the cause like in the conditions such as Reflux of sterile urine (urine without bacteria) through the ejaculatory ducts may cause inflammation with obstruction.
Hi, From the age of about 30 in 1995 until several years later in 2003, I used to get either epididymitis or orchitis about every 3 to 4 months. I used to end up being admitted four about 3 to 5 days at a time. During these times in hospital I received many different antibiotics. They would usually prescribe Cipro for a couple of weeks once I returned home.
My first few infections of the urinary tract were also combined with prostatitis.
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Antibiotics are prescribed in epididymitis based on the cause of infection. You will need to consult your physician for a prescription of any antibiotics.
Doxycycline is usually prescribed in combination with another antibiotic or by itself for treatment of epididymitis, but the choice of antibiotics should be left to your treating physician.
I think he wrote Epididymitis.
In chronic epididymitis, a 4- to 6-week trial of antibiotics for bacterial pathogens, especially against chlamydial infections, is appropriate. in addition, reduction in physical activity, cold compresses, analgesics and sitz baths will help. Please follow up with your urologist.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
I used to come down with epididymitis about every 3 to 4 months, requiring a hopsital stay and a course of antibiotics treatment by IV.
Each time that it seemed to be about ok, I came down with another bout. I used to take several months before the symptoms seemed to return to normal.
After my wife and I had 3 children I decided on a vasectomy. Since then I have not had any more problems with epididymitis.
I realize that this might not be an option to some of you.
All the best.
My high school aged son told us that he was having a lot of pain in his testicle. It was swollen and very painful to the touch. I took him to our family dr who sent us to the ER (because of the time of day, no drs were available). The ER did an ultrasound to rule out torsion. They also did urine tests. He was having no pain when he urinated. He says that the last time he had sex was almost 1.5 years ago when he last had a girlfriend and that this pain is out of the blue.
Hi, I used to get hospitalized for epididymitis and got an IV antibiotics when Cipro would usually not get the infections under control. I think that one of them started with Retro. The rest I don't remember. Usually after about a week things started to get better. Later on I used to get orchitis and required hospital stays as well. I used to get it about every 3 or 4 months. After a vasectomy I no longer get it.
t feel much in my saddle region, as well as testicles and lower half of my penis. I had many rounds of antibiotics, a catheter, lots of opioids. When not hooked up to a catheter, used plastic urinals by turning slightly sideways, which was often very messy. Not allowed to sit up. I have had thrush before.
Not long after coming home from the hospital, I noticed my testicles were very sore. The left one was and is noticeably swollen. I self diagnosed myself with epididymitis.
About 3 and a half month ago, my left epididymis and spermatic cord really started to swell, so I went to the doctor, and he diagnosed me with epididymitis. I took antibiotics for two weeks, and when I went back to the doctor, an ultrasound was performed, and the infection had dissappeared, and he said I fine. Now 3 months has past, and the swelling has not gone down, the epididymitis and spermatic chord is still huge. I'm starting to get a little worried.
In sexually active men,Chlamydia is the most common infection for this.If your husband is not showing any response to antibiotics,then specific antibiotics for the infecting organism need to be taken.
I would suggest you to consult your urologist and get microscopy and culture of a first void urine sample, Gram stain and culture of fluid or a swab from the urethra and nuclear acid amplification tests done to find out the infection.
Hope it helps. Take care and regards.
I was diagnosed with epididymitis a few weeks ago and was prescribed antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for 10 days. I have gotten better and better over the past couple of weeks but i can feel the infection has not completely gone yet. My epididymis still feels swollen and painful after sex(protected) or masturbation. It feels like it aggravates the problem so should i abstain from anything sexual for a given amount of time?
I have testicle and inner hip pain my doctor has diagnosed me with epididymis. I haven't been sexually active for over 4 months and had an STD check and they all came back clean.
The doctor first said it might be epididymitis and prescribed antibiotics for 4 weeks. That did not help. Next he prescribed antibotics for prostatitis and that didnt help. Then he prescribed flomax, which I am taking right now but it is not helping.
Urine analysis showed no problems. Ultra-sound showed that on the right testes there is epididymitis. In addition, both testes had an increased blood flow which the doctor says is orchitis.
The past couple days I have not felt the discomfort. I told that to the doctor. She said "Take this Cipro antibiotics prescription, if you feel the discomfort again, take the antibiotics, if you don't feel the discomfort, then don't take the antibiotics.
On the second last day of doxycycline this time around I felt sharp spermadic cord pulses with testicle movement which subsided the last day of antibiotics and once the antibiotics were finished. Now being finished the 7 days of doxycycline I am experiencing inner thigh(groin), lower back, pubic bone pain (The back pain is usually only in the morning when I wake up) also slight testicle aching that moves from the right testicle one day and the left testicle the next.
In April I got epididymitis. Started taking antibiotics but pain got gradually worse and peaked three weeks after starting the antibiotics. Three lots of different antibiotics over four weeks. Now I am in chronic low level pain. Scotum red and warm. Epididymis inflamed. Doctor has given up on me. Got a urology appointment in 7 months time! NHS for you. With my vas deferens being cut is there any chance of bacteria or other infection getting to the Epididymus via retrograde infection?
m 19 years old, never had sex, however I was having right testicular and groin pain that developed slowly over a day or two. I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with epididymitis. He prescribed an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory. The day after I started taking these drugs, the pain in my testicle did subside a little, but I discovered a lump on the right side of my groin and found it to be a little painful.
Could it be a lymph node swelling? How long will the swelling last?
I was fed up and in intense pain, so I went back to my doctors and insisted that I had Epididymitis as I had almost every single symptom of it. She treated me with 1 cefixime pill and one other pill that I cannot remember while also taking doxycycline 100mg for 10 days twice daily (June 2016 at this point). Once all 10 days of the antibiotics were done I felt better and had no testicle irritation or discomfort for the next 8 months.
I was fed up and in intense pain, so I went back to my doctors and insisted that I had Epididymitis as I had almost every single symptom of it. She treated me with 1 cefixime pill and one other pill that I cannot remember while also taking doxycycline 100mg for 10 days twice daily (June 2016 at this point). Once all 10 days of the antibiotics were done I felt better and had no testicle irritation or discomfort for the next 8 months.
i went back to the doctor because of testicular pain. they gave me doxycycline for possible epididymitis, uti, and chlamydia. Is it possible I could have contracted herpes? I don't seem to have any discharge or burning of the penis. I have pain in my left testicle and the doctor said its slightly swollen. They said its not a torsion. Please respond quickly.
I was diagnosed with epididymitis 9 weeks ago. I completed a regimen of doxycycline then with no relief. Lab analysis of urine was negative. After seeing a urologist I just completed a regimen of cipro with no relief. It is on the left side only. There are bead like lumps near the head of the epididymus. Pain is intermittent, most often low level, 2-3, with occasional spikes to 8,9. I had a vasectomy 25 years ago. Left teste is same size as right.
//www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/epididymitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20363853 How are they treating this? Are you or have you taken antibiotics? If you can tolerate it, an ice pack is helpful. Take it easy, rest, don't lift heavy objects.
I believe i may have had it before but I took a prescription of doxycycline to prevent affliction from malaria when i travelled to ghana last summer, the antibiotic which I read can be used to treat epidiymitis and the pain was relieved as least as far as i can remember. Following recent sexual activity again, the pain seems to have returned, sporadic as before. does this sound like epididymitis and should i seek medical attention?
5 weeks after the incident, I was feeling pain in my left testicle. Visited my doctor and was told it could be epididymitis. Told him of my exposure and had another urine test done. I peed in two cups… presumably one for urinalysis and the other for stds (don't remember which cup was labeled which). Urine test came back negative for c/g and negative for leukocyte esterase.
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